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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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Following on from the Queen thread. There are some bands that are massive and have legendary status, but I just dont 'get' them.
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Fleetwood Mac
Coldplay
Any big 'uns that you dont get? (ooo er missus)
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Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
Keane are similar but worse, as they don't even have the decency to have a guitarist.
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though "
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross. "
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
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By (user no longer on site)
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Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep! "
You've never met anyone who can hum Stairway or Kashmir or Rock n Roll?....I'm wondering if you're only asking 5yr olds!... |
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep! "
You need educating
Just hum one Coldplay tune and you've hummed them all ! Words really can't describe how much I hate them...it's up there with anyone that made a 'career' from a reality TV show ! |
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep!
You've never met anyone who can hum Stairway or Kashmir or Rock n Roll?....I'm wondering if you're only asking 5yr olds!..."
I think he was on about Coldplay |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep!
You've never met anyone who can hum Stairway or Kashmir or Rock n Roll?....I'm wondering if you're only asking 5yr olds!..."
I meant hum a Coldplay song.
As for the songs you have listed, I only recognise Stairway. Over inflated guff  |
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"Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member! "
Lindsey Buckingham's a killer guitarist though !
As for The Beatles, they went from being Westlife to Tool in the space of 4 years, no other band has ever had that kind of musical development ! Don't like everything they did but their influence is enormous (I only like Sgt. Peppers, Rubber Soul and Revolver) |
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep!
You've never met anyone who can hum Stairway or Kashmir or Rock n Roll?....I'm wondering if you're only asking 5yr olds!...
I meant hum a Coldplay song.
As for the songs you have listed, I only recognise Stairway. Over inflated guff "
So it's not that you don't get Zeppelin, more that you don't actually know any of their songs, so are therefore not entitled to an opinion |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Hate Coldplay with a vengeance, insipid music for student bedwetters and people who like their rock music to be very polite.
How dare you not get Led Zeppelin though
I agree on both points. Coldplay should be hung for crimes against music, dreary dross.
I really dont get why people like them. usually if I get into an debate about them, I ask the person to hum or sing one of their songs... as yet, no one has been able to!
Still don't get Led Zep!
You've never met anyone who can hum Stairway or Kashmir or Rock n Roll?....I'm wondering if you're only asking 5yr olds!...
I meant hum a Coldplay song.
As for the songs you have listed, I only recognise Stairway. Over inflated guff
So it's not that you don't get Zeppelin, more that you don't actually know any of their songs, so are therefore not entitled to an opinion"
Its becaus enon of their songs stick to me. They sound like Coldplay with rock guitars |
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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago
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not keen on oasis,blur or springsteen to be honest!,led zep i did see live and all are bloody good at the job within the band but they were not at all original,'borrowed' a lot of material from the old blues guys thn re-wrote a word or two then passed it of as'page-plant' originals!,they had court cases in usa for plageurism and unlike eric clapton who fully acknowledged his influences from these black blues men and paid royalties, led zep did not!.
the guitarist (jimmy page)also ripped of 'the creation' guitarist eddie phillips idea of using a violin or viola bow across the guitar strings whilst playing and everyone exclaimed how original jimmy was!,but although a fine session player he was not original. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member!
Lindsey Buckingham's a killer guitarist though !
As for The Beatles, they went from being Westlife to Tool in the space of 4 years, no other band has ever had that kind of musical development ! Don't like everything they did but their influence is enormous (I only like Sgt. Peppers, Rubber Soul and Revolver)"
Give Abbey Road a try, I am a huge Beatles fan and this is my fav album by far. So much so, I have the first bar of one of the tracks tattoed on my arm as a band  |
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"Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member!
Lindsey Buckingham's a killer guitarist though !
As for The Beatles, they went from being Westlife to Tool in the space of 4 years, no other band has ever had that kind of musical development ! Don't like everything they did but their influence is enormous (I only like Sgt. Peppers, Rubber Soul and Revolver)
Give Abbey Road a try, I am a huge Beatles fan and this is my fav album by far. So much so, I have the first bar of one of the tracks tattoed on my arm as a band "
I like some of Abbey Road. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I have the first bar of one of the tracks tattoed on my arm as a band
Really??????  "
Yeah. I really love it. Was the first ink I had done. The song means a load to me.
I should also say that I changed my middle name to Lennon by deed poll, needless to say he is one of my idols!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I have the first bar of one of the tracks tattoed on my arm as a band
Really??????
Yeah. I really love it. Was the first ink I had done. The song means a load to me.
I should also say that I changed my middle name to Lennon by deed poll, needless to say he is one of my idols!!!"
That shows true admiration which I can understand. I'm having a bit tat on my back which will be the Queen crest.
I feel the same about Freddie, both geniuses of differing types.
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could never stand Oasis and always used to find the Red Hot Chilli Peppers a bit mehh until i heard a Ramones cover they did, also did some good stuff with tricky.
At the moment Muse, the killers and the kings of leon are borderline for me. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"I have the first bar of one of the tracks tattoed on my arm as a band
Really??????
Yeah. I really love it. Was the first ink I had done. The song means a load to me.
I should also say that I changed my middle name to Lennon by deed poll, needless to say he is one of my idols!!!
That shows true admiration which I can understand. I'm having a bit tat on my back which will be the Queen crest.
I feel the same about Freddie, both geniuses of differing types.
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cool, that will make nice artwork!!! |
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"not keen on oasis,blur or springsteen to be honest!,led zep i did see live and all are bloody good at the job within the band but they were not at all original,'borrowed' a lot of material from the old blues guys thn re-wrote a word or two then passed it of as'page-plant' originals!,they had court cases in usa for plageurism and unlike eric clapton who fully acknowledged his influences from these black blues men and paid royalties, led zep did not!.
the guitarist (jimmy page)also ripped of 'the creation' guitarist eddie phillips idea of using a violin or viola bow across the guitar strings whilst playing and everyone exclaimed how original jimmy was!,but although a fine session player he was not original."
If I remember rightly the court case you refer to was because they didn't get full permission to use Willie Dixon's "Whole lotta love" but it was soon sorted. I think it was Chess Records that had the rights to the song, and you'll probably find they've made more money from Led Zeps version than they ever did from Willie Dixon or any of the other artists that covered it.
Top Of The Pops used it for years to introduce the programme, and on my copy of Led Zeps record, Willie Dixon is cedited with writing it
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Why has no one Mentioned Muse yet?
as for coldplay, our profile states 3 hard limits one of which is no coldplay fans...
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Brilliant! did check your profile and that has made me laugh!!! |
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
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"Following on from the Queen thread. There are some bands that are massive and have legendary status, but I just dont 'get' them.
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Fleetwood Mac
Coldplay
You must have Led Zep first. Who else can have 20million fans applying for 18 thousand tickets for a single concert ? ?
Watch out for the cinema release of the film of that concert. Released 17-10.
Watch out for Whole Lotta Lef, damn good tribute band.
Otherwise Pink Floyd. Self indulgent at times, but brilliant and groundbreaking.
Any big 'uns that you dont get? (ooo er missus)
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By *bfoxxxMan
over a year ago
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"Following on from the Queen thread. There are some bands that are massive and have legendary status, but I just dont 'get' them.
Deep Purple
Led Zeppelin
Genesis
Fleetwood Mac
Coldplay
You must have Led Zep first. Who else can have 20million fans applying for 18 thousand tickets for a single concert ? ?
Watch out for the cinema release of the film of that concert. Released 17-10.
Watch out for Whole Lotta Lef, damn good tribute band.
Otherwise Pink Floyd. Self indulgent at times, but brilliant and groundbreaking.
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By *ucky_LadsCouple (MM)
over a year ago
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If I remember rightly the court case you refer to was because they didn't get full permission to use Willie Dixon's "Whole lotta love" but it was soon sorted. I think it was Chess Records that had the rights to the song, and you'll probably find they've made more money from Led Zeps version than they ever did from Willie Dixon or any of the other artists that covered it.
Top Of The Pops used it for years to introduce the programme, and on my copy of Led Zeps record, Willie Dixon is cedited with writing it
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the first 2 albums were 'covers' of old blues songs,dazed & confused was ripped from a jake holmes album after he opened for them in usa,page sent roadie to buy the latest album and re-structured it then denied ever knowing the name of jake holmes!,they ripped 'babe,i'm gonna leace you!' from joan baez,the list goes on,and on,and on!. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I never liked Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, bunch of long haired hippies, but I never had to listen to any of their music anyway.
I dislike boybands like Westlife and I'm not then impressed by Take That, though Take That have been better lately. I dislike Robbie Williams.
I also don't like Fleetwood Mac nor The Who.
There are many that I don't like, no doubt ill think of some more |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I never liked Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, bunch of long haired hippies, but I never had to listen to any of their music anyway.
I dislike boybands like Westlife and I'm not then impressed by Take That, though Take That have been better lately. I dislike Robbie Williams.
I also don't like Fleetwood Mac nor The Who.
There are many that I don't like, no doubt ill think of some more "
Westlife were dire, Boyzone equally shite.
Someone mentioned Pink Floyd, never got them either. Comfortably Numb was good, but most of it long winded |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Think we need to add this.
Muse are a bit Whiney but far better than Coldplay.
Muse have some awesome tracks. "
Muse are one of the best bands I've ever seen live |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Queen. Overblown,pretentious and a habit of sliding into horrifying self parody.
don't like em much"
Each to their own opinion I know. But........You're wrong!!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I never liked Led Zeppelin or Pink Floyd, bunch of long haired hippies, but I never had to listen to any of their music anyway.
I dislike boybands like Westlife and I'm not then impressed by Take That, though Take That have been better lately. I dislike Robbie Williams.
I also don't like Fleetwood Mac nor The Who.
There are many that I don't like, no doubt ill think of some more
Westlife were dire, Boyzone equally shite.
Someone mentioned Pink Floyd, never got them either. Comfortably Numb was good, but most of it long winded"
The video for Pink Floyds See Emily Play is pretty pointless. It doesn't work on video. You had to be there and on LSD to get it |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Many of the more popular bands/Artistes in all honesty.
Just a few here.... Oasis, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen, Coldplay, Keane, Beyonce, Rhianna.
And most boy/girl pop groups, Westlife being a good example. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Any manufactured boy/girl band rubbish that's had the hand of Cowell/Walsh anywhere near it. Anyone can be made to sound good with the right sound engineer, as long as they can get the note they can be made to sound good. |
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"Any manufactured boy/girl band rubbish that's had the hand of Cowell/Walsh anywhere near it. Anyone can be made to sound good with the right sound engineer, as long as they can get the note they can be made to sound good."
Don't forget the original demonic trio of Stock, Aitken & Waterman. I'd like to feed Rick Astley to a pack of rabid dogs.  |
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I may be old fashioned in my thinking but you can only be a "band" if you can actually play the instruments.
There's loads I don't like and just as many that I do.
Because I'm an old fucker I've lived through the rock n roll years, I've witnessed Glam Rock, Punk, Heavy Metal, etc, etc, the list goes on, but each new genre always say they were influenced by their predessors.
At the end of the day there'll always be acts we like and don't like |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Think we need to add this.
Muse are a bit Whiney but far better than Coldplay.
Muse have some awesome tracks.
Muse are one of the best bands I've ever seen live "
Totally agree with this
Really don't like westlife or coldplay.... |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Beatles. A few good tracks but think it was a lot of hype about nothing. "
Strangely enough last night ended on the Beatles, J said "Norwegian Wood" was the only track of theirs she liked.... so our friend got out his phone and started playing other tracks like Lucy, Strawbery Field, Here Comes the Sun etc.... anyway much later it appears that there are quite a few songs that are the only Beatles track J likes... for a band that were only recording for 10 years give or take, there are a LOT of albums and some great songs scattered amongst them....
Personally, I like my music loud and heavy, but with a good story in the lyrics too...
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By *UNCHBOXMan
over a year ago
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David Gray and Dido - sold lots of records but both lift/call center drivel.
Meatloaf - never like one single song he has ever released.
I would say Coldplay as well as i hate the song parachutes with a passion and most of their stuff but i do like Viva la vida and violet hill so ill let them off. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"David Gray and Dido - sold lots of records but both lift/call center drivel.
Meatloaf - never like one single song he has ever released.
I would say Coldplay as well as i hate the song parachutes with a passion and most of their stuff but i do like Viva la vida and violet hill so ill let them off. "
David Gray wrote the White Ladder album about a friend of mine after she dumped him....I guess she has a lit to answer for! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member!
Lindsey Buckingham's a killer guitarist though !
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I never really rated him personally, he didn't play with the kind of soul Peter Green had. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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"Guns N Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Heart
What's not to get about guns n roses? One of the worlds greatest!"
Absolutely. Best band I've seen live by far. Slash alone is a legend. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Has anyone mentioned bon jovi?
No one could even bring themselves to say it.
Although "Slippery when wet" is a favourite of mine.
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Lol I love them. Always makes me want to sing! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Has anyone mentioned bon jovi?
No one could even bring themselves to say it.
Although "Slippery when wet" is a favourite of mine.
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I had tickets for every show of Bon Jovi's UK stadium tour back in '95.
I only went because Van Halen opened for them and left every show before Jovi hit the stage...(I hate them with a passion) |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Has anyone mentioned bon jovi?
No one could even bring themselves to say it.
Although "Slippery when wet" is a favourite of mine.
F
I had tickets for every show of Bon Jovi's UK stadium tour back in '95.
I only went because Van Halen opened for them and left every show before Jovi hit the stage...(I hate them with a passion)"
A wise man you must indeed be. lol |
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"Coldplay make me want to vomit, never been a fan of The Stones or The Beatles either, and Fleetwood Mac were only acceptable when Peter Green was a member!
Lindsey Buckingham's a killer guitarist though !
As for The Beatles, they went from being Westlife to Tool in the space of 4 years, no other band has ever had that kind of musical development ! Don't like everything they did but their influence is enormous (I only like Sgt. Peppers, Rubber Soul and Revolver)"
Lindsey Buckingham, so agrre, but California. Al Stewart, How about Alan Parsons and Eric Wooolfson, ELO. Jimmy Page, bloody awesome. |
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"Guns N Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Heart
What's not to get about guns n roses? One of the worlds greatest!
Absolutely. Best band I've seen live by far. Slash alone is a legend. "
Born in Slough I believe ? |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Think we need to add this.
Muse are a bit Whiney but far better than Coldplay.
Muse have some awesome tracks.
Muse are one of the best bands I've ever seen live
Totally agree with this
Really don't like westlife or coldplay.... "
I totally get Muse and they are by far one of the best bands to see live,and cause of my job ive seen loads.
Westlife i never did get and coldplay only have a couple of good songs,nothing to give them the status they have acquired.
Bon jovi are a bit crud  |
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By *xpresMan
over a year ago
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"Guns N Roses, Fleetwood Mac, Heart
What's not to get about guns n roses? One of the worlds greatest!
Absolutely. Best band I've seen live by far. Slash alone is a legend. Born in Slough I believe ?"
Not Slough but Stoke |
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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago
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Coldplay,two good songs,in a sea of drivel.
In defence of the Beatles,they went from she loves you yeah yeah yeah,to eleanor Rigby in two years,maybe for them drugs did work.they wrote some fantastic songs. |
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Apart from John Lennon and George Harrison, the Beatles have to be one of the most irritating bands of all time. Their only period that I would credit was their Sgt Pepper episode. Everything else made me want to rip my ears off.
And don't get me started on girlbands and boybands! They're just the spawn of the devil! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I really feel like i want to contribute to this thread but there are just so many bands i want to list. Credit to those who mentioned Queen, Coldplay and prety much everyone else in this extensive list too. The only one i can think of while my tiny brain has shut down is probably Roxette, bloody awful. Oh and Chicago, The Eagles and pretty much all that middle of the road american rubbish. You can also add all that pretentious progressive stuff too like Yes, King Crimson etc. I'd better stop now. |
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